An LS investigation has found there are staggering differences in pay rates between Union employees. A ‘family tree’ of Union staff from a financial report reveals that monthly contracted cleaning and retail assistants are paid […]
News | Ruthless burglars break doors
A group of students were left astonished after finding their locked front door hanging off its hinges after being burgled. The house of seven returned from a night out at 3am to discover their front […]
News | Midnight Tipples land £12,000 fine
Alcohol supplier Midnight Tipples has been fined £12,276.64 after for supplying fake alcohol to BED nightclub. Representatives of the company appeared before a Magistrate on Wednesday. Evidence presented against the alcohol supplier included tests that […]
News | Carr Mills cannabis den busted
Police are currently searching for a suspected drug dealer after a bust on student accommodation Carr Mills. The plants and equipment for growing the Class B drug were found in the apartment of Abel Miles, […]
News | Students stand up to Tequila
Tequila UK is under investigation following an LS petition to shut the event. Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Police have opened investigations into the licensing of the event following a series of complaints. The […]
News | Students forget the Exec
Half of students cannot identify the six Exec members who run the Union, an LS survey reveals. 20 per cent of students could recognise the six elected Union leaders as the Exec without being able […]
News | Union club night axed
The Union’s events are failing to attract students as attendance levels plummet. Goosebumps, a new club night at LUU, has been cancelled while sports night Score closed early on Wednesday night. The Facebook page for […]
News | New NHS app for Leeds students
A free mobile phone app has been launched designed to provide healthcare information for students living in Leeds. Created by NHS Leeds West Clinical Commissioning Group, the app contains information on: the NHS ‘111’ telephone […]
News | Meal deal snatcher checks out
Security officers detained a 30 year old man last week after stealing food from Essentials. The shoplifter, believed to be from North Yorkshire, was detained at approximately 12:35pm last Friday when a member of staff […]
News | G4S van calls for help
Students in the Union were left hearing voices on Wednesday after an automated alarm on a G4S van starting going off. The company van was parked outside the entrance to the building while the G4S […]
News | Safer Sex Circus
Leeds RAG has been come under fire over its Safer Sex event following its fallout with Tequila UK. RAG cut ties with event organisers Tequila over their ‘Fresher’s Violation’ promotional video, removing them as co-hosts […]
News | Petition saves Syrian students
Leeds student Christine Gilmore has successfully prevented Syrian students across the UK from expulsion from universities. Gilmore’s petition has received over 52,000 signatures. The third year, PhD Arabic literature student told LS: “we only expected […]